Role of unit-specific combination antibiograms for improving the selection of appropriate empiric therapy for gram-negative pneumonia

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 289-292

  Pogue, Jason M ^a,b,d,e   Alaniz, Cesar ^a,b   Carver, Peggy L ^a,b   Pleva, Melissa ^a,b   Newton, Duane ^c   DePestel, Daryl D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d SINAI GRACE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CEFEPIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; MEROPENEM; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; TOBRAMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PNEUMONIA;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BETA-LACTAMS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FLUOROQUINOLONES; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 79952437562     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/658665     Document Type: Article

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